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Are the good times too good?

Cover Story | When Alan Greenspan talks, markets and politicians listen-even if sometimes they don't understand what he says. So when last week the Federal Reserve chairman declined to hike interest rates for a third time in a row, what was he trying to say?

In this issue: "Can the boom last?," Oct. 16, 1999

Features

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Stopping the slavers

International |  Even New York pensioners can be caught supporting Sudan's anti-Christian "holy war"

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Campaigners of conscience

International |  When Ethan Jerome decided to sleep outside in the middle of February, it was no camp-out. The Southern Wesleyan University senior spent three nights in a…

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Dealmaking 101

National |  Making an e-deal on education, taking handheld computing to a new level, and nabbing cybercrooks

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Does 'W' mean winner?

National |  Conservatives OK with George W. Bush as starter, but want Steve Forbes as their "backup quarterback"

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So far, so good

National |  Still tense after denying an affair, Bauer receives a warm welcome from Christian activists

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Back on the bench

National |  High-court term opens with a pair of defeats for the public-education establishment

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Funding the other choice

National |  On the theory that Planned Parenthood funding has reached entitlement status, one pro-lifer seeks to even the playing field by funding abortion alternatives

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Polishing up the pro-abort image

National |  The bumper stickers on the cars in the parking lot read, "Freedom Means Choice" and "Parenthood is Forever. Plan it." A locked door is labeled, "Ring bell to…

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National |  r the GOP nomination, Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Some social conservatives have expressed concern that Mr. Bush might be "squishy" on such issues as abortion,

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News & Reviews

Minnesota Governor clarifies Playboy slurs Jesse 'the Devout' Winter is coming early in Minnesota for Jesse "the Governor" Ventura. His popularity is…

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Quotables

We need someone who's afraid of frogs. We need someone to cry when I get mad-not argue. We need a little one who can kiss without leaving egg or jam or gum.

Reviews

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American bigotry

Culture |  Officials refuse to label it hate, but bigotry against believers in America is on the rise

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Rudy's duty

Culture |  Giuliani's tiff with the Brooklyn Museum of Art shows the difference between censorship and sponsorship

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Attracting new viewers the old way

Culture |  Return of the game shows, nothing but net for NBA fans, and Enquirer's troubles

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The Movies

Culture |  The top 5 videos in popularity as measured by rental receipts for the week ended Sept. 26

Voices

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Mailbag

Getting real I expect that WORLD will receive a lot of critical mail for using the expression "smart-ass" in an article ("Out of this world," Sept. 18), even…

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How dare I

A challenge to too-gloomy Christians: Where's your joy?

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Offering alternatives

Awful art has to be fought within a pro-choice context

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Masters of disaster

Elitists cluck, "I told you so," after Floyd's floods

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